Tag: <span>self-harming</span>

Home / self-harming
More children are self-harming since the start of the pandemic: How parents and teachers can help
Post

More children are self-harming since the start of the pandemic: How parents and teachers can help

by Emily Berger,  The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock There has been a reported spike in young people attending emergency departments for self-harm and suicide during the pandemic. In New South Wales, presentations to emergency departments for self-harm and suicidal thoughts are reportedly up by 47% since before the pandemic. In the year to July 29 2021, there were 8,489 presentations...